Hailed by Fanfare Magazine as an”artist of growing reputation for her artistry and intelligence... with a voice of goddess-like splendor” Lindsay Kesselman is a soprano who passionately advocates for contemporary music.
This season Kesselman will have the honor of being the featured singer at John Corigliano’s 80th birthday concert celebration at National Sawdust. Other season highlights include her debuts with the North Carolina Symphony and the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, as well as the 2017 release of Antique Violences on Blue Griffin, featuring Songs from the End of the World by John Mackey, written for Kesselman and chamber winds. Her performance on this recording was praised in Fanfare Magazine: “...Kesselman sings the uncommonly beautiful songs with heart- breaking restraint....”
During the 2015-16 season, Kesselman made her debut with both the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Dutch National Opera in a leading role of a new opera by composer Louis Andriessen entitled Theatre of the World. A live audio recording with the Los Angeles Philharmonic was released on Nonesuch Records in September.
In 2012-2015 she sang with the Philip Glass Ensemble on an international tour of Philip Glass' opera Einstein on the Beach that won the 2013 Laurence Olivier award for Best New Opera Production. Kesselman is also the resident soprano with the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble. Other recent and upcoming performances include her debut at Carnegie Hall singing Corigliano’s Mr. Tambourine Man, premieres of new works for soprano and wind symphony by Robert Beaser and John Mackey, and on Bright Angel and Atonement, recordings of American contemporary music released on the Fleur de Son Classics label.
Kesselman holds degrees in voice performance from Rice University and Michigan State University. More information can be found at: www.lindsaykesselman.com
This season Kesselman will have the honor of being the featured singer at John Corigliano’s 80th birthday concert celebration at National Sawdust. Other season highlights include her debuts with the North Carolina Symphony and the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, as well as the 2017 release of Antique Violences on Blue Griffin, featuring Songs from the End of the World by John Mackey, written for Kesselman and chamber winds. Her performance on this recording was praised in Fanfare Magazine: “...Kesselman sings the uncommonly beautiful songs with heart- breaking restraint....”
During the 2015-16 season, Kesselman made her debut with both the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Dutch National Opera in a leading role of a new opera by composer Louis Andriessen entitled Theatre of the World. A live audio recording with the Los Angeles Philharmonic was released on Nonesuch Records in September.
In 2012-2015 she sang with the Philip Glass Ensemble on an international tour of Philip Glass' opera Einstein on the Beach that won the 2013 Laurence Olivier award for Best New Opera Production. Kesselman is also the resident soprano with the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble. Other recent and upcoming performances include her debut at Carnegie Hall singing Corigliano’s Mr. Tambourine Man, premieres of new works for soprano and wind symphony by Robert Beaser and John Mackey, and on Bright Angel and Atonement, recordings of American contemporary music released on the Fleur de Son Classics label.
Kesselman holds degrees in voice performance from Rice University and Michigan State University. More information can be found at: www.lindsaykesselman.com
